Too funny!Rycroft on the Avs between period show said the exact opposite. Said that Stuart left his feet, made contact with elbow to the head and that O'Byrne did the right thing! Added that it's a shame O'Byrne didn't get more punches in :-). Damn, would love to see more like that from O'Byrne.

Edited by Knuckles2 on 01-26-13 03:56 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

Why do so many announcers these days act like it's something new to enforce clean hits? During which era was it ok to level your captain with a hit, clean or not, and not react?! Did Probie let guys annihilate Yzerman with a clean hit? Fuck no...

The hit was clean, but Landeskog skates pretty compactly, so the head was the principal point of contact. Remenda's constant babbling about not fighting after clean hits is really annoying. He's not an anti fighting guy; I don't really understand why that is such a big deal to him, but he's been going on about it for years.

San Jose's lack of fighting is lame, but I think it's more a product of them walloping teams these first four games. They're not facing any adversity.

So far it is a really bad idea to pu SJ on the PP, because they are just burying teams.

It looks like McLaren's days are numbered. Hopefully it's Sheppard who gets sent down since SJ doesn't have anybody that can do what McLaren can, while Sheppard is not unique in any way at this level.

I forgot what a terrible fighter Stuart was. Jesus. Decisive victory to O'Byrne.

"I may be an emotional cripple but am becoming a strong, burly fucking hunk of a man."

Why do so many announcers these days act like it's something new to enforce clean hits? During which era was it ok to level your captain with a hit, clean or not, and not react?! Did Probie let guys annihilate Yzerman with a clean hit? Fuck no...

Comments like that usually come from "little guys" that never made it, or never played.

Why do so many announcers these days act like it's something new to enforce clean hits? During which era was it ok to level your captain with a hit, clean or not, and not react?! Did Probie let guys annihilate Yzerman with a clean hit? Fuck no...

^^^THIS IS BANG ON!!

Bob Probert..
"As a kid, Marcel Dionne walked by me and I asked him for an autograph, and he ignored me and kept walking."
"When I become a star, I'll never turn down an autograph."